CAUSES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Feb 24, 2016
CAUSES OF THE FIRST WORLD WAR
On 28 June 1914, Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated with his wife in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia.
How could the murder of this man lead to the First World War?
nationalism
feelings of superiority
Balkan Wars
militarism
alliances
imperialism
blank check powers drawn into war
idea of war omnipresent
imperial rivalries
conflicts
war hysteria military build-up
naval race
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mistrust
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militarism
Wilhelm II
Wilhelm II’s Weltpolitik
wanted to turn Germany into a world power
aggressive German foreign policy
naval race between Britain and Germany
rivalry between Britain and Germany, war hysteria
The Graphic 22.10.1910
Illustrated London News 27.3.1909
Graphic 24.6.1909 The Graphic 9.10.1909
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militarism
naval race
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militarism
military build-up naval race
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militarism
war hysteria military build-up
naval race
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militarism
imperialism
war hysteria military build-up
naval race
Scramble for Africa
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militarism
imperialism
imperial rivalries
war hysteria military build-up
naval race
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militarism
imperialism
imperial rivalries
conflicts
war hysteria military build-up
naval race
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militarism
alliances
imperialism
imperial rivalries
conflicts
war hysteria military build-up
naval race
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militarism
alliances
imperialism
mistrust
imperial rivalries
conflicts
war hysteria military build-up
naval race
WW1
militarism
alliances
imperialism
idea of war omnipresent
mistrust
imperial rivalries
conflicts
war hysteria military build-up
naval race
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militarism
alliances
imperialism
powers drawn into war
idea of war omnipresent
mistrust
imperial rivalries
conflicts
war hysteria military build-up
naval race
blank check
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militarism
alliances
imperialism
blank check powers drawn into war
idea of war omnipresent
mistrust
imperial rivalries
conflicts
war hysteria military build-up
naval race
WW1nationalism
militarism
alliances
imperialism
blank check powers drawn into war
idea of war omnipresent
mistrust
imperial rivalries
conflicts
war hysteria military build-up
naval race
The Balkans 1908-1914
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Balkan Wars
militarism
alliances
imperialism
blank check powers drawn into war
idea of war omnipresent
mistrust
imperial rivalries
conflicts
war hysteria military build-up
naval race
nationalism
feelings of superiority
Balkan Wars
militarism
alliances
imperialism
blank check powers drawn into war
idea of war omnipresent
mistrust
imperial rivalries
conflicts
war hysteria military build-up
naval race
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On 28 June 1914, Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austrian throne, was assassinated with his wife in Sarajevo, the capital of the Austro-Hungarian province of Bosnia.
Outbreak of the First World War